Town Hall · Manistique

Manistique, MI town hall & government

Manistique spent $12.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,359 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Manistique's government.

Town budget

Where Manistique's money goes

Spent
$12.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,359
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$20.1 million
$6,822 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.7 million29%
Housing & development
$2.3 million18%
Health & welfare
$1.5 million11%
Administration & buildings
$729,0006%
Roads & transportation
$726,0006%
Parks & libraries
$631,0005%
Interest on debt
$308,0002%
Water & other utilities
$184,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$114,0001%
Paid to other governments
$28,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 54%
  • From the federal government 21%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manistique

Full-time staff
28
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time3 part
Housing & development
2 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Manistique didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manistique Area Schools

Manistique's K–12 school district, shared with Doyle, Germfask, Manistique, Mueller, Thompson and Hiawatha. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,388
Michigan: $16,528
Students
708
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 46%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,388 per pupil, $8,356 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Manistique pay

Typical tax bill
$1,307
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$93,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Manistique's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmanistique.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manistique →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manistique

Manistique is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Manistique's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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